Craig Stanton Back On Top of Grand-Am Cup Victory Podium
Oct 3, 2004
Craig Stanton Back On Top of Grand-Am Cup Victory Podium ALTON, Vir., October 2, 2004 - Craig Stanton returned to his dominating ways in Grand-Am Cup competition with a win at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) today. The Long Beach, Calif.-resident joined with multi-series teammate David Murry (Cumming, Ga.) to cont ... Continue reading
Craig Stanton To Do Porsche Double at Virginia; Looking to Regain GAC Point Lead
Oct 1, 2004
Craig Stanton To Do Porsche Double at Virginia; Looking to Regain GAC Point Lead ALTON, Vir., September 30, 2004 - Virginia International Raceway (VIR) will be the site of Craig Stanton's fifth Grand American Road Racing Association double-header of the season. The Porsche-expert is looking to add to his 2004 Grand Ame ... Continue reading
Nissan Wins Record 86th National Championship Title at 2004 SCCA Runoffs
Sep 30, 2004
LEXINGTON, Ohio--Sept. 29, 2004--Nissan added one more championship title--its 86th--at the 2004 Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship Runoffs Presented by Kohler, maintaining its position as the holder of more National Championship victories than any other manufacturer. Mark Dennis, driving his No. 8 ... Continue reading
Nissan Seeks to Continue Winning Tradition at 2004 SCCA National Championships
Sep 25, 2004
GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 24, 2004--With as many as 56 Nissan drivers among the nearly 700 entrants converging on the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, Ohio September 24-26 for the 2004 Sport Car Club of America (SCCA) National Championship Runoffs(R) presented by Kohler, it stands to reason that the number ... Continue reading
Autosport Development Qualifying Report
Sep 24, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO Qualifies 20th at Road Atlanta Braselton, Ga. – Sept. 23, 2004 Overcoming issues with a slipping clutch, the GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO qualified 20th for the round 9 SPEED World Challenge GT series at Road Atl ... Continue reading
Petersen/ White Lightning Strongest with Endurance Races
Sep 20, 2004
Petersen/ White Lightning Strongest with Endurance Races BRASELTON, Ga., Sept. 20, 2004 - The 2004 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) opened with a 12 hour endurance race at Sebring International Raceway, Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing finished third in GT class. The Michael Petersen-owned race team then went ... Continue reading
Grand-Am Cup Point Leader Craig Stanton Excited About Battle
Sep 18, 2004
Grand-Am Cup Point Leader Craig Stanton Excited About Battle HOMESTEAD, Fla., September 17, 2004 - When Craig Stanton last left Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) he did so with a sweep of the two Grand American Road Racing Association races held here. He drove to victory in both the SGS class of the Rolex Sports Car Serie ... Continue reading
Charlie Gibson receives 2004 Bob Akin Motorsports Award
Sep 16, 2004
ROAD RACING DRIVERS CLUB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501, jstropus@earthlink.net CHARLIE GIBSON RECEIVES 2004 BOB AKIN MOTORSPORTS AWARD WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2004) - The late Charlie Gibson was named the 2004 recipient of the Road Racing Drivers Club's Bob Akin Motorsports Award at a ... Continue reading
Ringers Gloves Weekend Motorsports Channel Wrap-Up
Sep 14, 2004
Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations/Marketing 317.227.1044 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) RINGERS GLOVES WEEKEND WRAP-UP Newman in Chase; Frank Wins 100 Indianapolis â“ (September 14, 2004) While the National Hot Rod As ... Continue reading
Sep 12, 2004
FOR IMMMEDIATE RELEASE Corvette Driver Ruhlman Takes Third in 2004 Trans-Am Drivers' Championship, Gets Seventh Straight Top Five Finish at Laguna Seca MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 11, 2004) Top Corvette driver Randy Ruhlman took third in the 2004 Trans-Am Series Drivers¹ Championship after a hotly contested battle at t ... Continue reading
Lux Ready to Make SCCA History
Sep 8, 2004
Lux Ready to Make SCCA History ALOHA, Ore., September 8, 2004 - Aloha, Oregon's Cindi Lux has made history several times in her racing career. She was the inaugural champion of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Women's Global GT Series in 1999 and competed as part of the first all-female ALMS driver squad at Petit Le ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2004
By Carey Russ (c) 2004 I think it started when I made an offhand and disparaging comment about Lotus longevity to a friend who has a Lotus Europa. For those of you unfamiliar with the marque, Lotus is a small British manufacturer of sports and racing cars. Founded by Colin Chapman in 1952, its first few years were spen ... Continue reading
Aug 25, 2004
ELKHART LAKE, Wis.--Aug. 25, 2004--In a weekend filled with highs and lows, NISMO/TeamRTR Nissan Sentra SE-R driver Peter Cunningham set a new track record while qualifying for pole position, grabbed the early race lead, experienced braking problems on the first lap, fell several spots out of the lead, battled back to ... Continue reading
Aug 22, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Thawley 248.227.0110 johnt@c2group.com GMAC/Trenton Forging #5 GTO Finishes 13th at Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisc. – August 21, 2004 After qualifying 19th, the #5 GMAC / Trenton Forging GTO finished 13th in today’s SPEED World Challenge GT race at Road America in Elkhar ... Continue reading
Gentilozzi Ties Trans-Am Record With Win
Aug 14, 2004
DENVER August 14, 2004; The AP reported that Paul Gentilozzi tied the Trans-Am record for career victories when he earned his 29th Saturday night at the Grand Prix of Denver. Gentilozzi, who tied the record set by Mark Donohue in 1971, led 60 of 61 laps in a Jaguar XKR to earn the victory in his 196th start. "Mark Dono ... Continue reading
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